Ibadan vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$262
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$784
$1356
🏠 One person rent
$126
$118
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$78
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.5
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$81.5
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
47
37
😀 Quality of life
34
36
🏙️ Population
2.55M
3.35M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 37% less expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 9275th and 8911th ($262 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 9th in Nigeria and Ghana, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ibadan compared to 0.4 months in Kumasi. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 7930th and 7622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ibadan vs Kumasi

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Ibadan Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$0.63
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.61
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.24
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$0.53
 Cappuccino
$0.3
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$83
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.19
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.9
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.41
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$173
$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.58
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$7.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.21
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.62
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$0.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.58
$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.5
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.26
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.7
$9.99
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.4
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.6
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$532
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$407
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$826
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$250
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$310
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$448
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$314
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$243
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
173 km or 107 mi Save
$676
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$697
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$272
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$732
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$677
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$315
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$351
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$617
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$678
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$354
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$616
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$617
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$616
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$325
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$482
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$313
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$620
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$353
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$507
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$290
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$288
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$330
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$327
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$233
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$446
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$512
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$497
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$582
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$210
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$237
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$443
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$265

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$459
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$497
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$582
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$512
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$874
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$446
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$353
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$482
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$616
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$892
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1114
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$443
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$617
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$678
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$916
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$923
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$617
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$677
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$888
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$620
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$732
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$697
477 km or 296 mi Save
$676
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$897
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$976
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$826
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$448
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$678
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$262
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$664
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$407
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$750
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$677